Former Champions and Rising Stars Receive Wild Cards into 2006 Pacific Life Open

Former Champions and Rising Stars Receive Wild Cards into 2006 Pacific Life Open ~~~

I've hesitated to pass along this error-riddled release, but since there are four official "juniors" among the wild cards, I'll do it, warts and all.

Alexa (not Alexis) Glatch is making her first appearance anywhere since breaking her elbow in a motorbike accident in November. Vania King is probably happy to be back home in Southern California, where she won't be asked to qualify. Anna Tatishvili, the sixteen-year-old from the country of Georgia is a bit of a surprise recipient, but she is a protege of Chris Evert, who recently chipped in to help keep the tournament in Indian Wells.

On the men's side, Donald Young (not currently the world's number 1 junior) gets his first wild card into an ATP event this year. Not so Sam Querrey (note correct spelling), who received one last week in Las Vegas, and lost in the first round. (Querrey is not a junior anymore by ITF standards, although he is still considered one by the USTA until he turns 19 in October).

As for Mark Philippoussis, he might consider adding that WC to his name legally.